OSHA Inspection: MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, the power cord of the vacuum cleaner for the drill press was running across the floor of the doorway next to it, presenting a tripping hazard for the employees, not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(3)(i): Blast-cleaning enclosures were not exhaust ventilated in such a way that a continuous inward flow of air was maintained at all openings in the enclosure during the blasting operation.  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, the bead blaster was not exhaust ventilated in such a way that a continuous inward flow of air was maintained at all openings in the enclosure during the blasting operation, in accordance with this subpart, and was leaking dust out to the surrounding area.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department:  (1)  On or about 11/5/13, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, phosphoric acid used for cleaning surgical instruments, and were not required to wear chemical splash safety goggles in accordance with this subpart.  (2)  On or about 11/5/13, employees used grinding machines without wearing protective eye equipment with side shields in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in areas exposed to toxic materials such as, but not limited to, potassium dicyanoaurate used for gold plating surgical instruments, not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(4): Food or beverages were stored in area(s) exposed to toxic material(s):  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, food and beverages were stored in areas exposed to toxic materials such as, but not limited to, potassium dicyanoaurate used for gold plating surgical instruments, not in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   (a)  Cleaning and repair department:   On or about 11/5/13, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, phosphoric acid used for cleaning surgical instruments, and suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s):  (a)  On or about 11/5/13, the two Arbe grinding machines, the JET bench grinder, and the Delta grinding machine did not have tongue guards, in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, the two Arbe grinding machines, and one of the wheels of the JET bench grinder, were not used with work rests to support offhand grinding work, in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, unguarded projecting shaft ends did not present a smooth edge and end, in accordance with this subpart, and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft on the two Arbe grinding machines.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, the electric outlets in the wall behind the drill press were not covered with an installed cover in accordance with this subpart, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, potassium dicyanoaurate used for gold plating surgical instruments, and there was no written hazard communication program in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 12/4/13, containers were not labeled as to the chemicals they contained, such as, but not limited to, a plastic bag of canine cadaver legs in liquid, in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 12/4/13, containers were not labeled as to the chemicals they contained, such as, but not limited to, a plastic bag of canine cadaver legs in liquid, in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  (a)  Cleaning and repair department: On or about 11/5/13, the employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for chemicals such as, but not limited to, potassium dicyanoaurate used for gold plating surgical instruments, in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)  On or about 11/5/13, employees had not been provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area such as, but not limited to, potassium dicyanoaurate used for gold plating surgical instruments, in accordance with this subpart.